shapememory
nounUK /ˈʃeɪpˌmɛməri/
US /ˈʃeɪpˌmɛməri/
Shape memory is when a thing can go back to its first shape after you bend it.
The glasses have shape memory, so they pop back into place after you sit on them.
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2. The ability of a material to remember and return to a set shape when heated.
The wire uses shape memory to straighten out when it gets warm.
3. A person's ability to recall shapes they have seen before.
Her shape memory helped her draw the map from memory.
4. A feature in computer programs that remembers the size and form of objects.
The app's shape memory keeps your drawings the same size when you reopen them.